Heather Porter, 44, recently received her concealed carry license from the Mercer County Sheriff's Office. Porter, who owns a business in Celina, said she wanted the license for her own protection. She was practicing with her weapon at Kremer's Guns in Celina last week.

The number of new concealed carry licenses in the Grand Lake area dropped dramatically this year after steady increases in 2012 and 2013.
Three times as many licenses - which allow gun owners to carry firearms in public - were . . .